83-year-old Calif man charged with killing wife

San Diego 
An 83-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting his wife at close range in San Diego's bustling Gaslamp Quarter.

Joseph Gotell faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of murder. Deborah Gotell was shot twice in the head and once in the arm on Saturday afternoon and declared brain dead the next morning.

San Diego Superior Court Judge David Szumowski set bail at $1 million Wednesday.

Prosecutor C.J. Mody says the couple separated after about five years of marriage and that Deborah Gotell was running errands when she was confronted by her estranged husband.

Joseph Gotell had several liens and civil judgments against him. After the shooting, three of the victim's daughters have described their stepfather as abusive and controlling.